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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
THE FREE DELIVERY.

Announcement Of the appointment of
letter carriers and substitutes for Brat
tleboro was received from Washington last
saturday. The regular carriers are j.. T.
Tasker, W. +. Barber, = H. Lynch and ;
W Knight The substitutes ARE T 4 Aus
tin, J. A Lindsay. VIM Boyce and : II
Farr. The pay Of the regular carriers j.,
5000 a year. with two weeks vacation
The substitutes have 81 per year, with the
same pay as the regular carriers when they
are called into active service Carriers are
required To give bonds in the sum of $1,000
each. The arrangements for beginning the
free delivery have been retarded 10y the
fact that no inspector has been sent here IA
promised, and yesterday Postmaster Child,
received despatch from Washington tell
ing him that an inspector could not bee
spared at present, and that lac must 20 on
and begin the delivery, acting on his own
judgment On receipt of this despatch Mr.
Childs sent circular 10 all patrons of the
office, asking each to state his choice ~ t.
whether his mail should be carried to him
or put in his box in the post office The
carriers went ON duty tins morning and
the first delivery will Toe made this after
noon. Uniforms, such a. all carriers must
wear, came yesterday from Philadelphia.
where most Of the uniforms for the carrier,
throughout the country are made Their
cost Is $l3 -. The carrier districts a. ar
ranged are IA follows The first district
comprises that part Of the village living
north Of the town hall and High street. o.
which ID. +. Tasker l. assigned The sec
Ond district takes in High and Green streets.
together with Western avenue to. and in
Guiding the residence Of Mrs Howard the
Crosby place. This route Is 10 be traversed
by W. T., Barber The third district com
prises Elliot and Flat streets including
Birge street and Esteyville, and Is assigned
u 7. II. Lynch The fourth district takes
in Canal and South Main streets, Cemetery
hill and Vernon street ;. W. Knight
carrier. Application has been made by
CentreyIlle residents To have the service
extended there. In several parts Of the
town an immediate REMEMBERING Of houses
will be necessary to comply with the de
partment requirements. For the present
two deliveries will Toe made daily, one at :
a. NJ, and the other at ( p NJ Deliveries
will be made after each mail in the business
part of the town Box holders are advised
u retain their boxes for the present n
many will wish to go TO the office for the
1870 A. NJ and & P. NJ mails The post
Office will close at the usual hour, : p NJ.
but clerk and carrier must remain on duty
until after the arrival of the 1910 =. ST.
D,ail in order 70 attend 10 special delivery
letters.
Twenty four additional street letter boxes
will be placed at convenient points in the
village
Edw. Shea, who has heretofore made the
street collections, will take Mr.. Tasker'-
place in the office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
TEMPERATuRE CURVES

Ihls paragraph from the Nav bulletin Of
the New ENGLAND Meteorological society i.
of local interest
The form uf the dmrnal temp4ra-
lure curves from the 10th h. the l,th.
as recorded ou the thermographs .,elr-rrs
iNIellu- thermometers at Cambridge and
bratiirnoru, Is of particular interest i'm CON
ne'tlon with the effect of the wind from
the sea. On the 10th. the curve at both
stations showed rapid morning rise and
IA SLOW rise afternoon 10 late hirb maxi
mum on the lth and Eth the cool north
cry winds allowed only Il slow steady
warming from sunrise Ia IA late mild max.
mum from the 18th % the Eth. Will. tb.
Mr. Childs's thermograph at BrnttIeborn
showed ordinary convex curves risin,, IN
minimum IN the middle or late afternoon
the top of the curve at Cambridge Nns cut
OF nearly flat from lOh. u lGh. by the cool
east wind and ON the 18th and 18th there
was even a depression in the top, of the
curve at noon, 50 that there we're two hours
ol maximum temperature. this being prob
ably due 10 the noontime increase of ia.
east wind by the local sea breeze. The
mean maximum of these five DAYS al Brat
tieboro was u and at Cambridge. Ga ."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01

At clock uu Tuesday afternoon a we'd
ding took place al the luitariAu church
the special charm of which was it, delight
iul simplicity and iuiornality. The groom.
was DR. Edward T TwItchell Of Dorche.
ter. Mass. and the bride Miss Lizzie +
Schustor, one of Erattlehuro', most attrac.
tive and accomplished Young Indies. eldest
daughter of Prof g. + ~chuster of Green
field. Mass, and granddaughter of the late
hev Addison Brown Of this place TIN,
being laurel wedding. the sole dr,urn-
tons Of the church were mnideu-halr fern.
and laurel and the bridal bouguet wa, ais,
sprays Of laurel The bride wore pearl
white silk very plainly made and Of walk
mE length. and wa, unattended hy brides
ma,ds. The ceremony was performed hy
Kew = NJ Cruthrrs. a former pastor of the
church now residing iu 81 Paul. Mimi. and
al Its conclusion reception wa, held al
the Residence OF Mrs. Addison Brown ON
Grove street. which was attended ONLY hy
relatives and very intimate friend, DR.
ana Mrs. lWitchell took the 3 O'Clock train.
and after brief wedding tour will take up
Their Residence at dorchester a large
number Of the guests at tins wedding ,ver.
from out OF town, among them being Prof
and Mrs. {. +. Schuster and DR. and Mrs
G. ?. Twitchsll of Greenfield: DR. George
lwitcheu father of the groom wife and
daughters, Mrs Macintosh, and several
others, from keeue: c. W Brown. wife
and daughter Of Rockford. H.. VIM. r.
Brown, son and daughter. Miss sarah A.
Brown and Miss Ruth Whitman Of Law
renee, kan; Mrs. Joel Willard and daugh-
ter Of New York, and Miss Minnie Bur
rouChs Of Acton. Mass. The ushers were
Or. Faulkner Of Greenfield, j. j. Colony
and j c. Faulkner of Keene, c. f. Schus
ter, lr., of liolyoke, : Il. Fuller of Deer
field aud II. h. Lawrence of Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
THE TOWN FAIR

There was an attendance Of the right sort
at the meeting held at the town hall on
Tuesday evening 10 discuss the subject of
forming an association 10 hold an annual
town fair in Bratteboru The farmers
showed an encouraging interest by coming
IN from West Brattleboro and from adjuin-
ing towns. Col Hooker was made chair
man of the evening aud c. W. Sargent Sec
Rotary. After a short discussion il was
decided to form an association with IA cap
ital stock of $4,000 10 buy the old fair
grounds and fit them up with buildings for
permanent occupancy. These officers were
elected President, George W. Hooker (:
vice president and general superintendent.
+. 81. Waite treasurer, j. j. Estey see
rotary, Z. W. Sargent assistant secreta-
ries II. b, Chamberlain, aud W. 5. Nc
Kenney; directors, H. q. Clark, j. A.
Taylor, Eugene Akley, Samuel Sargent T.
l.. johnson, Fred johnson, William Robert
son. 1t was voted 10 hold Il fair next fall.
the date Of which will be fixed within two
weeks. The capital stock is To he divided
into shares of S25 each and half If the
amount has already been taken by p men
in blocks of eight shares each The sub
scriptiOns are to be called for in amounts
of % per cent each, 10 be paid July IL.
Aug. 10, and the balance April LIST and
June LIST of next year. This year the
grounds will be bought aud a grand stand
paddocks, swine and sheep pens built.
Nearby towns in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire will be asked 10 join in the an
nuhl exhibitions
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01

noteworthy anniversary was that cele-
brated at South Hadley Mass, last week,
when Mount Holyoke seminary reached its
semi-ccntennial and nearly a thousand grad
yates of that pioneer institution for the
higher education of women gathered there
to JOIN in mutual congratulations and earn
est and heartfelt expressions of hope for the
future. Nearly every class was represent
ed among the 1000 alumna,. who came from
every state and terri'"-y in the Union and
from foreign mis- lids. Five Of the
seven principals win, Al the seminary has had
are living. and all were present. Friends
rememembered the Institutions financial
welfare during this jubilee week, and be
fore it's close the proposed $50, 900 endow-
ment for the Mary Lyon principals chair
had run up to SOS, 25O, and at meeting of
the alumnw it was voted to strike at once
for general endowment fund of $500. 600
The past year has been an unprecedentedly
successful one for the seminary, rounding
out worthily the grand record of the past,
and the anniversary exercises were deeply
impressive and peculiarly inspiring That
Brattlehoro has a special interest in what
ever concerns Mount Holyoke goes without
saying, since she has not only sent her daugh-
tiers there to become mot merely teach
ers but educators, and fitted for usefulness
in any sphere, but furnished one of Mary
Lyons worthy successors in the person of
Mrs. Helen NJ (French) Gulliver of the
class Of -, fourth principal and at present
a member of the board of trustees.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
ANOTHER GENEROUS GIFT

MIR. William Henry Weiss Rift of $1,000
10 buy books for the Free Library has this
week been supplemented by similar zen
erous act ON the part Of another son Of
Brattleboro, Mr.. Lucius Il. Pratt Of West
Newton, Mass who is now ON his animal
visit 10 the scenes al his early life. MIR.
Pratt made known to the trustee, ON
"Wednesday his purpose TO give $1,000 to the
library. expressing the wish that the mon
ely be used TO buy books of reference and
other works OF permanent value. Mr.
Pratt retains in an eminent degree his love
for the place Of his birth and has taken AN
eminently wise and substantial way In
prove his interest in the well-beinr and the
higher life of the people and their children
The beneiicent act of Mr.. Brooks is steadi-
ly bearing fruit, and it is with a sense of
genuine satisfaction and gratitude that We
see men like Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Pratt mol
my themselves sharers with Mr.. Brooks in
his generous thought for the town
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
ON ON I1RGLNLA.N SHoRE

AN INTERESTING RECONCILIATION AND ITS
sURRoUNpiNGs-NE NEGROES, OYSTERS AND
POLIrGCs
Editorial correspondence Of the Vermont phu,
nix
HAMPTON, Va, June %, 1887.
This is an interesting region, both natur-
ally and historically Sitting upon the
porch Of an oysterman's cabin located on
the northerly shore Of Hampton Roads,
three miles south Of Hampton village, the
view, INSTRUCTED 10y no hills and few for
ests, takes in, in front, the low south shore,
five or six miles distant, and partially hid
den 10y the numerous vessels Of all kinds
and nationalites, which are passing and
rcpassing, or which, at anchor and with
close recfed sails, await favorable wind
before vcnturing out to sea To the left
the eye takes in, successfully, the Rip-raps
IA little artificial island surmounted by Fort
Wool, which the government abandoned
before completing Old Point Comfort, To-
Gated ON n peninsula which makes down
from the west shore of Chesapeake bay
ton Roads, and wherein are seen the great
Hygeia hotel backed by the frownng walls
of Fortress Monroe the National Soldiers
Home, near the mouth Of Hampton creek
where 1000 disabled veterans are cared for;
the Hampton Normal and Agricultural In
stitute, where 600 young negroes and Indi-
ans Of both sexes are being educated both
i'll book knowledge and in the industries of
civilized life and nearly to the northward
the spires Of Hampton. To the right our
view covers the scene of the little Monitors
historic exploit in 1869, the big elevator re
Gently erected at Newport News by the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio railroad company, and
other objects Of interest. Thus seated of a
lovely June evening, with a cooling breeze
from the north just dying down and leav-
ing the surface Of the waters smooth,
CLASSY and Of varying hues the fishing
and coasting vessels, their white sails
cleaning in the sunshine the graceful
sound and river steamers bound for Wash
ington, Baltimore, Richmond or intermedi-
ate points the huge freight barges escort
ed by plgmy, pufing propellers the mas
sive ocean steamers bound for foreign
shores the negroes in their little oyster
boats the white sea gulls, eagles, fish
hawks and other waterfowl searching the
shallow waters for their prey-altogethe
form moving panorama which in beauty
and impressiveness cannot be easily sur
passed. If we sit until the sun has gone
down at our backs and its meteor like re
Election from the windows of the Hygeia
has faded, and the shutdown gun has sound
ed from the fort, and the stars are begin
ming TO dot the sky we shall see glimmer-
ing row of ships lights ON the southern no
rizon and the more brilliant glow from six
government light houses the most distant
being that of Cape Henry, some 20 miles
aWaV
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01

Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Press
The best chance in Washington to get ac-
quainted with the red tape Of the war de
partment Is to try 10 see the captured bat
tie flags The experience gained in reach
ing the attic where they are kept is well
worth even a longer trip. The
flags are in a disgraceful condition. The
room IN which they are kept is about
the size of an ordinary parlor, with a slant
ing roof and one small bulls eve window.
A skylight above consisting of one single
big pane Of glass, lets in the light and
raises the temperature 10 the boiling point
at the same time Visitors can't stand il
IN the latter room until both door and bulls
eye window have been opened few mo
ments, aud possibly this trouble about re
celvlng them Is one of the reasons why So
few are admitted Inside the room the ar
rangement Is very much like that of a
south street pawnshop The large prupor-
ton of the flags are rolled up together.
stuffed into pigeon holes along the wall
and ucketed like SO many pieces of cloth
ing which are waiting the return of cold
weather % he called out again The pawn
broker, however, would have the numbers
ON the clothing correspond with the mum
beers ON his books, 1t is an unfortunate
TACT lhat the numbers of many of the flags
have been lost 10y careless handling. and
that that there is no assurance that half
the present numbers are right Each mum
her Is written on a card 10y the door keeper
or some other illiterate individual and push
ed underneath the string that confines the
bundle. some of the cards were honest
enough % say on their face number lost q"
but good many others were lost which
said nothing about il, and evidently a large
share of them changed Without some
other identification than the cards il Is clear
that nobody could guarantee the flags to be
what the records represent The flags
which still hang 10 their poles are propped
up against the walls on two sides of the
ro"m Properly displayed they would be
Intensely interesting There are silk hunt
ln- and evidently parts Of womens dresses
amongst them. aud the poles vary from the
nicely finished stick % the half trimmed
-ar-iug rut out Of the woods with "a blow
or $50 ~ the axe There Is something
about them touching pathetic, far beyond
their memories uf bloody struggles IN the
Held. 900 the sacrifices and sufierings aud
patriotism they show among the women at
aome They might at least be preserved
sven d the President finds he cannot send
hem south again
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01

The stock of gold coin and bullion now
stored in the treasury vaults is, according
60 the last treasury statement, S21i, COS, $50
"a greater stock Of the precious metal than
was ever before held 10y the government at
one time. Although over Sl200 900 of
gold has been expended during the last fs-
cal year in redeeming per cent bonds, the
stock of gold in the treasury has increased
$40 600, 900 within the same time As the
gold is paid out, it flows back to Uncle Sans
Golfers.
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HOME NEWS.


selling as fast as ever, the ladies' Queen Gun
Holder great convenience. Ladies'. YOU can.
not AFFORD to he without them For sale by lew
eler Hubbard
FoR SALE- A 30 inch Columbia Expert bicycl.
III good condition. Inquire " Harry Est.y.
d. \ Chamberlain, the hnttcr. will act as esep,
Tor Mrs WIN. kusssll's custom laundry. and ynods
left at his store will receive the same attention nc
those left at her laundry.
\ good secondhand open buggy for sale
}. A. TAYLOR
PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at Clapp q Jones' IS
Artists materials, full stock Reduced prlres
since April lst at Clapp x Jones's
NRrisrc PicruRE FRANlNo at Clapp & Joness.
Picture frames in variety at A F. wilder's.
Also academy board. Shop open evenings stos
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis.
fh"i"graveur, photographs, time etchings, easels
and frames Mrs 5. NJ CnArriELp, Hooker block
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01

The jury, which it took weeks to obtain,
has found Jacob Sharp guilty Of the charg
es made against him in the indictment,
which were that he had entered into a con
spiracy TO bride the aldermen Of New York
city. The trial was an unexpectedly short
one, ending on Wednesday evening. The
jury were out only l3 minutes. There has
rarely been trial in this country which
has attracted so much attention, because
there was a feeling that the man was guilty,
and that, if he escaped, jurors as well as
aldermen in New York could be bribed
Through the efforts of the district attorney
and the patience and wisdom of Judge Bar
rett, however, an upright jury was obtain
ed. The evidence was overwhelming, and
proved that Jacob Sharp obtained by brib-
cry of the aldermen of New York city what
he was denied on the merits of his case.
and what was of great value to New York
Mr. Sharp is an old man, he is sick, and
his lawyers say that his conviction will be
a sentence of death but that is something
with which the justice of his case and his
conviction has nothing to do. Sentence has
been deferred until July 49,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
Harnum aud London sho,



Among the features To he exhibited Tins ,.o, Ia,
t4ir hirhuh ana London shows will is. ti, fulli-
u"la', h'iiah chariot racing, doublt-t-am Roman,
s'1uulhE racing, exciting male and female i.cl.,
racing mug elephant hurdle racing camel r.,.
luE, ulumrdAiA racing, fiat races foot r,.,., RIM
IliIlE Aoea' MherlhhruW races cuuical sack rtt,s
EIalr races, monkey jockey race. man L,r-,.
lHNee' ana the most luuEhablr and humorous .,f
az arr lhust known as the uhstarl,. races r..
s,l,,iia,' lhe contestants, Mr. Barnum has m
lanEeu a s-iles OF cash prizes AN tines. ,,..,.
, il'.ieea are added 10 the regular exhibition
Ii'u tlhes place In three rings and up0u "A ~
~, "tHtu ~ KEEP complete and intact the rntir.
~ t 80 p'His gwen; aud the truth is that never
~ te history OF the circus has Their. .,.u - tat
-u eiahu an ninuselnent ruterprist. as tb.. an.
Nv ~" resented by the united Barnum and Iurdnp
80 onoNs' which comes here ON "Wednesday
OF next week, July q ''''
~ auditlon 70 triple circus compauy with 3ni
Pgll uiuirIs there Will be- elevated stag. PERFORM
alc'9 thr Roman hippOdromr museum 1f iiyiup
,,ili. Il, t"v uoube menageres, an elephant IA
S,lioh with herd Of elephants clown elrphauts
~, .ut , Yl giant camels, etc. the wonderful re-
fioiuctlol uI the colossal Jumbo and the ivory
3t skeleton; Alice, Jumbo's widow: the Won
49, hAlry family from Burruah- King Thee
law hascols; Captain Paul Bovton's aquatic
~ lllahct's IN specially constructed lake of
~, ~ " ateI' tle nying gymnasium. and the great
matt ana female circus riders 10 b.. had for
'l'ouvl everything that large wealth can pro
Suir - u De- found ia thesr mumWotl shows iri,s
eight 90 CLOCK " | '''r az
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
HINsDALE VS.. BRArrLEBoRo.

The Hinsdalc and Brattleboro bah mines
play ed comedy Of errors" game ON the
frost meadow Saturday afternoon. The
brattleboros lead up to the sixth inning
when their catcher, Kane. injured hi,
hand and was obliged 10 retire to r..-ht field
me features of the game were catche, of
liners 10y Mckinney and Dephy. run
ning catch of a foul fly 10y OBrien. douhl.
play 10y Harrigun, Donald and Frelirb.
HurrIsan's work with the stick and tb,
continuous kicking" Of the Hins,lale pitch
er. Following is the official score. bases
ON balls not being counted as base hits:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
Fi-b-Siudcbaker,
The spriuedoIi Union vi juno

The Springfield Union of June 18TH con
tanned TIA" following press despatch
lNnlANArnLi,. Ind, june I1 A social event ,f
more tllai ordinary prominence. was thvW,4ldiu..
last evening, uf Frederick = Fish OF Newark
~. president ui the Sew Jrr-sl state s,.uat. aud
Nrdyr Anna, daughter OF d NJ StudrIasrr of tL..
SluItuAh'l "atuu works of this city. There Wcr,.
"SH invitations lNsuy'l ami many prominent p,.i.
pie were among thr GUESTS A brilliant reception
followed the ceremony. Among the presents was
elulh iIum the bride 5 father The couple will
make an extended bridal tour iu Eur,i, M
bridegroom Is sou of Henry G. FISH u D. niII
grandson of the late Rev samuel FISH of BRAZIL.
btrD -+'''N''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
A Defective Memory.

Collector Smalley, having scooped for his
party all but one of the federal offices in
Vermont, predicts that the Democrats will
succeed next year in the presidential cleo
ton because they have the inside track.
are intrenched in the strongholds of offices,
have the prestige of victory, and will catch
the floating new votes" He might have
added 'and because the mugwumps are
fools enough TO think this is civil service
reform, hut apparently he forget to men
ton them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
FROM DISTRICT NO. @.

Mrs. Marian Prouty has returned from A
VISIT to friends in Fitchburg and Athol.-
wan Pellerin and wife have been spending
ie" days with the Capens. james Capen
has removed 70 his new farm known as The
Hilgley place A. A. Cheney recently had
the misfortune TO break one Of the bones I'm
ms right arm his son Charlie is much bet
Ter; and is about again.-The "dog-cart''
and gentlemens white hats are out. A
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01

The abundant growth Of the grass crop
since last week 5 abundant rain is delight
to the eyes In some cases the harvest Of
the crop has already begun, and the barns
on farms where the soil has had even half
n chance will soon he full to overflowing
The Vermont hay crop should be worth
some money this year, for in some Of the
western states the crop is short for lack Of
rain
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01

Cen James Speed, who was MIR Lincon's
attorney general at the time Of his assnssi-
nation, died at his home near Louisville,
Ky. last saturday, after an illness Of over
a year Gen. Speed in his prime was at the
head Of the Kentucky bar He was an in
timntc friend Of Abraham Lincoln long he
fore they knew that they were to act parts
in national affairs.